Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The smart policing initiative formed in 2009, when the United States Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance made funding available for police departments to create partnerships with university or college-affiliated researchers.
2. Examples of funded smart policing initiative projects have included efforts to target prescription drug abuse, homicide, domestic violence, neighborhood disorder, gangs, and gun violence.
3. Police departments must receive funding and approval from the smart policing initiative in order to engage in smart policing activities.
4. Evidence-based policing occurs when officers effectively secure crime scenes and utilize forensic techniques to identify and secure evidence of a crime for use in court.
5. Basing policy decisions on untested theories is an example of a policy decision based on assumption.


1. True
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. True

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